Arts

Our award-winning art gallery features a rotating collection of the art of up to a dozen prominent local artists. The pieces are displayed on the walls throughout our shop and all pieces on public display are available for purchase. We present oil and water color painters, charcoal and pencil specialists, photographers, and more.

Every 8 weeks we host a new featured artist and display 20+ pieces of his/her art in the Java Gallery. During the early run of their show, we hold a public reception for the artist. Dates and times for our upcoming artist receptions can be found on our events calendar.

Featured Artist

Local "photographic and digital artist" ROB MANDELL is featured in the Java Gallery during March and April. Rob enjoys taking ordinary objects and turning them into interesting pieces of art influenced by prismatic refraction of light through objects.

Rob is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, but currently resides in Westerville, Ohio. He spent over 30 years in the corporate world but has since retired due to the progression of Multiple Sclerosis. Since retirement, Rob has developed a passion for photography and in 2018 began to dabble in the digital art realm.

Rob has been an active member of the Westerville Art League since the Fall of 2015 and was elected as the President of the Art League in 2017 and 2018.

Rob has received several awards from several art shows:

Awards:
2016 - Second place award for ‘Vitamin Sunshine’
2017 – First place for 'Still Life Angles’
2018 - Honorable mention for 'Honey Light'

Rob's photographic artwork has been described as “unique, imaginative, mysterious, and beautiful. 'The composition in his photographic and digital artwork captures and tells a story.”

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